Motif
improvised tree weapon in heroic combat
improvised_tree_weapon_in_heroic_combat
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK I / ASTRA DARSANA / BOOK II / SWAYAMVARA; lines 1038-1112 confidence: high
Weaponless Bhima tears up a tree, shakes it like a wand, and holds it as a mace of living wood against his foes.
Weaponless Bhima tears up a tree and faces the attacking suitors with it as a living-wood mace.
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